Custom Log Analytics Reports

The custom log analytics report allows you to extract valuable insights from log data collected within your monitoring environment. This report provides a comprehensive analysis of log events, enabling you to identify trends that may impact infrastructure performance. By creating customized log analytics reports, you can extract meaningful information from log events, detect security threats, troubleshoot issues, and optimize system performance. This page provides the necessary details to configure the report according to your log analysis requirements, enabling you to derive actionable insights from your log data.

Select the data to be displayed on the report

To create a custom Log Analytics report, follow the steps below and configure the fields according to your monitoring needs:

Field	Description
Widget Type	Select the type of widget you want to view in the report, such as a Chart, Grid, or Top N. This determines the visualization format for the log data.
Counter	Choose the counter for which you want to create the Log Analytics report. This defines the specific counters for log events that you want to monitor, such as log message, event severity, event source, and more.
Aggregation	Use this option to apply Aggreagate function on all the available polling values. Refer Select the Aggregate function to understand more about the Aggregation function.
Source Filter	Narrow down the scope of the log sources that you want to include in the report by selecting either Source Host, Source Type, or Group from the dropdown. This helps you focus on specific subset of log sources based on your selection.
Source	Select the specific log sources to include in the report. Based on the selection made in the previous field, this dropdown will display relevant options to narrow down the source of data for the report. For example, if you selected Source Host in the previous field, the Source dropdown will display a list of all the available IPs from which logs are ingested.
Result By	Select the criteria for grouping the log data. Refer Select how the counters are grouped on the widget to understand more about the Result By function.
Filters	Use additional filters to further refine the dataset included in the report.

By configuring these fields, you can create a custom Log Analytics report tailored to your organization's monitoring requirements, enabling you to gain insights into your infrastructure.

Select how the data will be displayed on the report

Chart

Select Chart Type

Here, you can select multiple chart types which include the following:

• Area Chart
• Line Chart
• Horizontal Bar Chart
• Vertical Bar Chart
• Stacked Area Chart
• Stacked Line Chart
• Stacked Horizontal Bar Chart
• Stacked Vertical Bar Chart

You can chose any of these multiple chart types to specify how the chart will be visualised on the widget.

Chart Legend

You can enable/disable the display of chart legend on the widget using the Legend toggle button.

X-axis Title/Y-axis Title/Z-axis Title

You can display the x-axis, y-axis, and z-axis title on the chart widget by using the X-Axis Title, Y-Axis Title, and Z-Axis Title toggle button respectively. You can then enter the title of the respective axis in the field besides the toogle button.

Changing the angle of the X-Axis Title

You can change the angle of the X-Axis Title in case there are multiple points on the X-Axis and they are not clearly legible. Enter the angle of rotation in the Rotation field to change the angle of the X-Axis.

Changing Line Width

You can adjust the line width of the chart to control the thickness of the lines in your data visualization. A thicker line can make the data more prominent and easier to distinguish.

Adjust the slider titled Line Width to get the desired line width value. A higher value will result in thicker lines, while a lower value will make the lines thinner.

Changing Data Granularity

Granularity refers to how data points are spaced on the chart widget, affecting the level of detail in your visualization. You can adjust the granularity to show data points at different intervals.

Enter a custom value of Granularity to define how far apart two consecutive data points are located on the chart.

note

the minimum granularity allowed is equal to the polling time for the specific metric of the device. If you enter a granularity value less than the polling time, it will automatically adjust to the polling time to ensure accurate representation of the data.

Adjusting the data granularity allows you to tailor the level of detail in your chart to meet your specific needs, ensuring that your data is presented in the most meaningful way for your analysis.

Sorting Data Points

You can sort data points on the widget to highlight specific information or trends based on the available fields. Choose one of the following sorting options:

Option	Description
Top	Use this option to sort data points in descending order based on the highest values. This is helpful when you want to focus on the most critical data or the top performers.
Last	Select this option to sort data points such that the datapoints with the lowest values appear first.
Count	Specify the count of datapoints that you wish to view on the widget.

Grid

Changing the order of columns on the report

Use simple drag and drop method to arrange the order of the columns. Drag the columns from the Column Setting tab and arrange them in the order you want to display on the report.

Changing the column display name

You can change the column names in the report. Enter the column name that you wish to display on the report in the Display Name field of corresponding column under the Column Setting tab.

Hide a column on the report

You can remove a column that you do not wish to display on the widget by hiding the column from the Column Setting tab. Click on the check box titled Hide Column to hide the column on the report.

Configure the columns in detail

Click on the Configure option against the corresponding column you wish to configure from the Column Setting tab. A pop-up to configure the column appears.

The available options in the configuration pop-up are as follows:

Configuration Option	Description
Resizable	Use this toggle button to enable the resizing of the column width using drag and drop in the report.
Sortable	Use this toggle button to enable the widget sorting using the values of the selected column in the report.
Orderable	Use this toggle button to enable the option to change the order of the selected column using drag and drop in the report.
Width(%)	Enter the width(in percentage) of the column as you want to display on the report.
Add Color Configuration	Select this option to configure the color of the column on the report based on fixed threshold values.
Icon	Select a suitable icon that you wish to display with values of the column.
Icon Position	Select whether you want to display the icon selected in the previous option as a prefix or a suffix to the values in the column.

Change the column header size

You can change the column header size from the Header Font Size dropdown under the Style tab.

Top N

The styling properties for the Top N Widget are the same as the Chart widget. You can refer the Chart tab to learn more about the same.